The Da Vinci Code/Organizations

DCPJ

The Direction Centrale Police Judiciaire is a major French internal security service. Made of two departments, the national police force and the national gendarmerie(or military police), their principle mission is to combat criminal and delinquent behaviors in whatever form crime may take. The Da Vinci Code

British Police

British Police forces are organized under three main factions: the British Transport Police, the National Crime Squad, and SOCA(Serious Organized Crime Agency). The majority of police work is handled by territorial policeforces covering a particular city and under the command of a Commissioner.

Manus Dei

This conservative and highly regulated sect of the Church, values dicipline and strict following of the rules above all. They have little tolerance for other religions and their practice of corporal mortification(self-flagellation to absolve thier sins and keep pure) is looked down upon by the upper echelon of the Church. Though their practices have always been a point of contention, recently it has become a high profile issue and the Church has been considering Manus Dei's removal from their stable of recognized sects.

Sanctus Umbra

The Seedy underbelly of Manus Dei, Sanctus Umbra is only a whispered tale passed on as a legend from the early 1930's. Rumors speak of a group of monks trained by Manus Dei in the ways of the ancient Hassassins(or Assassins)from their youth. Their ability to blend with shadows is said to be uncanny, and their thirst to inflict God's vengance, insatiable.

1. The Priory of Sion
2. Mercenaries